March 14, 2013

PUZZLE #512: FROM A TO Z

Thought I'd change it up with a little crossword variant that I believe that the Puzzlemaster himself ole' Dubya Ess invented. Or if he didn't, he certainly popularized it in Games magazine back in the day. If you liked this one, take note I've made a few of thesebefore.

For those who were looking for a crossword puzzle, may I direct you to the recently released Twenty Under 30? Ben Tausig commissioned/edited this wonderful collection of puzzles by some of the best up and coming whippersnappers in the field, all under the age of 30. There's scene veterans like Natan Last, Tyler Hinman, Zoe Wheeler, Ian Livengood and Caleb Madison, plus some fresh new talent in there as well. I'd like to take a moment to give the golf clap to Evan Birnholz and his inspired wished-I'd-thought-of-that theme. Anyway, the pack is a measly $5 and worth every penny. Two samples are on the page. One of them is a Peter Wentz themeless which is a joy to solve.

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Thought I'd change it up with a little crossword variant that I believe that the Puzzlemaster himself ole' Dubya Ess invented. Or if he didn't, he certainly popularized it in Games magazine back in the day. If you liked this one, take note I've made a few of thesebefore.

For those who were looking for a crossword puzzle, may I direct you to the recently released Twenty Under 30? Ben Tausig commissioned/edited this wonderful collection of puzzles by some of the best up and coming whippersnappers in the field, all under the age of 30. There's scene veterans like Natan Last, Tyler Hinman, Zoe Wheeler, Ian Livengood and Caleb Madison, plus some fresh new talent in there as well. I'd like to take a moment to give the golf clap to Evan Birnholz and his inspired wished-I'd-thought-of-that theme. Anyway, the pack is a measly $5 and worth every penny. Two samples are on the page. One of them is a Peter Wentz themeless which is a joy to solve.

Brendan Emmett Quigley has been a professional puzzlemaker since 1996. In fact, he's the sixth-most published constructor in The New York Times under Will Shortz's editorship. Brendan's puzzles have also appeared in every major market including Creators Syndicate, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Crosswords Club, Dell Champion, Games Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Sun, Tribune Media Services, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post.

He regularly contributes work to The AV Crossword Club, Bawdy Crosswords, Spirit Magazine, Visual Thesaurus, and The Weekly Dig. At one point in time, Blender, Electronic Business, Paste Magazine, Quarterly Review of Wines, The Stranger, Time Out New York, and Wired.com ran his work. His puzzles have been mentioned on episodes of "The Colbert Report," "Jeopardy!," and "Sunday Night Football."

He is the author of over thirty different books. In his spare time he can be seen banging on typewriters in the Boston Typewriter Orchestra.
He will be posting two puzzles a week — on Monday and Thursday.
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